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is it outside of the city center? >> reporter: another factor helping it gain a 24 hour license is that radion is not just a nightclub. after partying ends at 7:00 a.m., an area of the club transforms into a playroom for neighborhood kids. >> i think that's really like a modern day nightclub. so the people that live around it should also benefit from the fact that the nightclub is there. >> reporter: the actual mayor of amsterdam, eberhard van der laan meets several times a year with night mayor milan and credits him with helping to keep the peace. >> he is the connection between those that go out in the night, and those that sleep in the night and work during the day. he's a kind of mediator. he gives ideas, he helps to moderate the dialogue. he brings in experts. he gives good warnings when you need him in specific situations. he's always there. >> welcome, welcome to the first ever night mayor summit. >> reporter: and just last month, amsterdam hosted the first international night mayor summit, bringing together ac
is it outside of the city center? >> reporter: another factor helping it gain a 24 hour license is that radion is not just a nightclub. after partying ends at 7:00 a.m., an area of the club transforms into a playroom for neighborhood kids. >> i think that's really like a modern day nightclub. so the people that live around it should also benefit from the fact that the nightclub is there. >> reporter: the actual mayor of amsterdam, eberhard van der laan meets several times a...
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but, i love my city. i'm here every day. i work for the city. >> can't afford to live here? how is that fair to me? >> let's keep more people here. they want to be here. they don't want to move to modesto tracy stockton and have to commute to san francisco to work. >> i have been notified of eviction and i have nowhere to go. my kids, i'm an honest hard working person. it pains me greatly this is happening to me and many more people. >> we want to be a city that includes latinos, african-americans includes seniors and includes people with limited income. we do not want to be a city that is just overtaken by the highest bidder. that is what the city is becoming. >> if we want to build the affordable housing that we need, if we want to be able to preserve the rent controlled housing that we need, we can't stop all of a sudden the moratorium that makes existing units in the mission more expensive and will incentiveize more evictions. >> we have grappled with it for years. itis hard to make sense of the moratorium. in the middle of the housing affordability crisis stop everythin
but, i love my city. i'm here every day. i work for the city. >> can't afford to live here? how is that fair to me? >> let's keep more people here. they want to be here. they don't want to move to modesto tracy stockton and have to commute to san francisco to work. >> i have been notified of eviction and i have nowhere to go. my kids, i'm an honest hard working person. it pains me greatly this is happening to me and many more people. >> we want to be a city that includes...
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but what about in your cities? to what extent are renters being actually pushed out of their units? mcalister: well, just the demand. i mean, we have somebody who will put in a brand-new, class-a apartment complex, and they'll set the bar, and it's like $4,000 for a two-bedroom unit. well, you got this other apartment complex that's been around for 30 years. they don't have to do anything to improve their property, but they can keep jacking up the rents because the higher market's pushing it up. and so it's tough out there for those people. shafer: what about in sunnyvale? griffith: it's pretty much the same. and the other problem we're seeing is a lot of the new construction of housing is being aimed at those particular demographics, particularly corporate housing. there's 650 new units being built within 750 feet of where i live. and all of it is aimed at the higher-end corporate. that puts a lot of pressure on the city to come up with ways to encourage affordable-housing construction. shafer: to what extent are
but what about in your cities? to what extent are renters being actually pushed out of their units? mcalister: well, just the demand. i mean, we have somebody who will put in a brand-new, class-a apartment complex, and they'll set the bar, and it's like $4,000 for a two-bedroom unit. well, you got this other apartment complex that's been around for 30 years. they don't have to do anything to improve their property, but they can keep jacking up the rents because the higher market's pushing it...
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ae city of baltimore: und cyberattack from a tool built by the n.s.a. and in our signature segment: how phoenix arizona is conserving water for when the river runs dry. next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernd and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs rstation from vieike you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new yorken hari sreivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us.da it's the seconof president trump's state visit to japan, a day" called "productive but in a tweet about north korea early in the morning, he seemed tosee
ae city of baltimore: und cyberattack from a tool built by the n.s.a. and in our signature segment: how phoenix arizona is conserving water for when the river runs dry. next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernd and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding...
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like you to start paying toward your pension because every other city employee in the city does it. you're the only union that doesn't do it. and the union said -- eventually said no, we're not going to do that, unless you guarantee us no layoffs for three years. the city said we can't do that because next yr's deficit is going to be worse than this year's deficit. >> so bob, i don't understand. why didn't they approve a one-year guarantee? rather than lay off 80 officers who are sorely needed in oakland. does the union take too hard of a line, and are they not willing to give up enough on the pensions? in other words, this money's going to folks who aren't even on the force anymore, and meanwhile, these officers are getting laid off. >> from the union's perspective, they feel like the city's going to keep coming to them year after year for more concessions. last year the police union decided to give up pay raises. they didn't actually take a pay cut like every other city union did, but they gave up pay raises last year. and they saw the writing on the wall for next year. so they we
like you to start paying toward your pension because every other city employee in the city does it. you're the only union that doesn't do it. and the union said -- eventually said no, we're not going to do that, unless you guarantee us no layoffs for three years. the city said we can't do that because next yr's deficit is going to be worse than this year's deficit. >> so bob, i don't understand. why didn't they approve a one-year guarantee? rather than lay off 80 officers who are sorely...
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council and the city of san mateo was considering a similar measure for the city there, a 90-day moratorium and also cracking down on evictions. san mateo is a small city, maybe 9,000 people, 10,000 people. a lot of people know each other, and over half of theç populati there are renters. there was also three hours of public comment they had to listen to. it was contentious at times, but the city council rejected having this temporary moratorium. but then two things happened, one of them kind of surprising, and that is that major joe gossil proposed that tenants provide relocation assistance for about six months. so that's something that the city council is going to take up next week. and then the other thing that happened is that advocates for tenant protections, you know, so-called rent control and just costs for eviction, they de,ded to file an initiative for the ballot, for the november ballot for these things. and this is not the only city where this is happening. mountain view raised a similar measure, burlingame, alameda and i think also the city of richmond. we're seeing more and
council and the city of san mateo was considering a similar measure for the city there, a 90-day moratorium and also cracking down on evictions. san mateo is a small city, maybe 9,000 people, 10,000 people. a lot of people know each other, and over half of theç populati there are renters. there was also three hours of public comment they had to listen to. it was contentious at times, but the city council rejected having this temporary moratorium. but then two things happened, one of them kind...
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those are large cities. those are two of the second, third largest cities in california. and the vote for pension reform was overwhelming, like two-thirds in both those cities. at least in the case of san jose, that's a liberal democratic city. that should be a wake-up call for the public employee unions that they cannot hold out indefinitely on pension reform. it should strengthen the hand of the governor who's asking for pension reform and saying it's needed to convince voters to vote for new taxes. but clearly still the legislative leadership and the democratic majority in the legislature is very reluctant to go against the unions on this issue because frankly they owe the unions. they're completely dependent on the unions for campaign money. and the governor is dependent on them for money for his tax measure. makes for a yeasty sort of situation. >> the governor said this week, we talked to him on this issue, said that these two cities really were sort of a landmark, that more than wisconsin, san jose and san diego, the vote there was something that the nation was wat
those are large cities. those are two of the second, third largest cities in california. and the vote for pension reform was overwhelming, like two-thirds in both those cities. at least in the case of san jose, that's a liberal democratic city. that should be a wake-up call for the public employee unions that they cannot hold out indefinitely on pension reform. it should strengthen the hand of the governor who's asking for pension reform and saying it's needed to convince voters to vote for new...
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>> director and above shim the city manager. >> so the city manager is ultimately the one who has to explain what happened and try to proffer some solution to this. >> yeah. the city manager is doing the best he can. my understanding is he doesn't have the whole story of what happened during the fight either, but he is in the process of re-evaluating how this program is run. he's bringing in an outside par tito look at it. these kind of programs are very popular. the city of richmond is desperate to stop crime. they tried cracking heads. i think there is still a lot of support for a program of this type. >> got you. i look forward to seeing what comes out of this. thank you. appreciate it. >> politics. not just politics, but a lot of money. there was supposed to be a hearing this week. >> that's right. there was. >> what happened. >> an amazing story. we're talking about a woman who for 20 years has really been a fixture in california political campaign. now the facts are starting to come out. some people are saying as much as $25 million could be involved. we heard spcc hearing dian
>> director and above shim the city manager. >> so the city manager is ultimately the one who has to explain what happened and try to proffer some solution to this. >> yeah. the city manager is doing the best he can. my understanding is he doesn't have the whole story of what happened during the fight either, but he is in the process of re-evaluating how this program is run. he's bringing in an outside par tito look at it. these kind of programs are very popular. the city of...
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attacks on new york city. do you believe that is part and parcel of what the new york nypd has done and the kinds of practices that you have initiated? >> sure. i think we are an integral part of that. new york is the top terrorist target in this country. no question about it. terrorism is theatre, new york is the biggest stage that there is. we have had 14 attempts, plots against the city since september 11th of 2001, and through a combination of good work by and with our federal partners, good work by new york city police officers, and luck we have not been attacked. they have not been successful. but that is as a result, i think of our increased vigilance and a lot of things that we have done to protect the city and i think that is pretty much the consensus of the intelligence community, one, that we are the number one target and 2, that we have done an awful lot to deter, dissuade, prevent terrorist attacks. >> rose: there is also the question of surveillance, and surveillance of groups that are engaged in
attacks on new york city. do you believe that is part and parcel of what the new york nypd has done and the kinds of practices that you have initiated? >> sure. i think we are an integral part of that. new york is the top terrorist target in this country. no question about it. terrorism is theatre, new york is the biggest stage that there is. we have had 14 attempts, plots against the city since september 11th of 2001, and through a combination of good work by and with our federal...
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their hair out. >> i want to go back to the berkeley city they lowered the city's tax rate on recreational pot from % wn to 5%. what was the thinking behind d that, ayou other cities thinking of following suit? >> tax rates e ashigh as 40% in cannabis in california, when you addnd state local sales, plus regulations in the new supply chain. f when tnal bill comes due, it's higher than the cannabis available on the reet, whic sort of props up the black market, which is what we don't want to do underroposition 64. as i have been saying, taxes and regulations are going to be bad before get better, and we're starting to see locals think aboute adjusting th regulations to allow those to thrive. it takes a 2/3 vote to change taxes at the state level, so it's going to be hard to move things at the state level. s so a bumpy start. david downs of the san francisco chronicle, thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >>> moving on to local politic richmond is home to a chevron oil refinery that employs 1200 people. but last month, richmond join other california cities and counties to sue big oil c
their hair out. >> i want to go back to the berkeley city they lowered the city's tax rate on recreational pot from % wn to 5%. what was the thinking behind d that, ayou other cities thinking of following suit? >> tax rates e ashigh as 40% in cannabis in california, when you addnd state local sales, plus regulations in the new supply chain. f when tnal bill comes due, it's higher than the cannabis available on the reet, whic sort of props up the black market, which is what we don't...
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that left the old city. and they were coming out in desperate states i've seen thousands and thousands of residents fleeing. and these were by far the worse in the worst condition >> mr. sreenivasan: why did they stay there as long as they did? were some being held against their will >> they were using civilians as human shields the entire time for the entire battle and because they know that the forces and the coalition is doing everything they can to the casualties they will force civilians sty in lower grounds and put the sniper on top so had that sniper is in some ways protected from more attacks or air strikes >> mr. sreenivasan: tell us a little bit about the mosque >> the mosque is the center of the old city and which is 840 years old, which is leading sort of like the leading tower of piza due to we think structural problems. it began leaning soon after construction, it's an iconic site. it is also where the state leader came in july, 2014, made his only public appearance that we know of the confirme
that left the old city. and they were coming out in desperate states i've seen thousands and thousands of residents fleeing. and these were by far the worse in the worst condition >> mr. sreenivasan: why did they stay there as long as they did? were some being held against their will >> they were using civilians as human shields the entire time for the entire battle and because they know that the forces and the coalition is doing everything they can to the casualties they will force...
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tonight, we begin a series of two reports from two different cities here in ohio. we look at how they were affected by the crisis, and how they're approaching the uncertainty of funding their cities amid falling revenues. we began in dayton. earlier this week, a few dozen volunteers gathere clean up the area around the side of the future gem city market. it's a nearly-16,000 square foot food coop and retail space being built on dayton's west side; a food desert that has only one grocery store serving more than 40,000 people. kenya baker is the community engagement director for the gem city market. >> and we'll have about six residential-style cooking stations with appliances. and we'll have members from the commity that come in and actually teach how to make a lot of the produce that we haven't had access to. >> sreenivasan: this nearly $6 million project is scheduled to open early next year. it's a bright spot in a rust belt city that was still recovering from the housing crisis more than a decade ago, when covid-19 hit. >> it's pretty heartbreaking timing, frankl
tonight, we begin a series of two reports from two different cities here in ohio. we look at how they were affected by the crisis, and how they're approaching the uncertainty of funding their cities amid falling revenues. we began in dayton. earlier this week, a few dozen volunteers gathere clean up the area around the side of the future gem city market. it's a nearly-16,000 square foot food coop and retail space being built on dayton's west side; a food desert that has only one grocery store...
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underneath the city, thousands of people turn in each night. it's bitterly cold. >> (murmurs softly) >> (snoring) (child laughing) >> (speaking russian): (whispers): >> (laughing) ♪ ♪ >> narrator: as they sleep below, above, the battle is intensifying. >> man (on radio, in russian): >> (speaking russian): >> (on radio): ♪ ♪ >> narrator: irina has been working for 39 hours straight. >> (speaking russian): >> narrator: the city is under a total blackout. by april, over a third of irina's colleagues have left. >> irina: >> man: >> irina: >> man: >> irina: >> satnav (in russian): >> irina (speaking russian): >> narrator: this couple's home was hit by russian shelling. >> irina (speaking russian): >> man: >> irina: (man groaning) >> man: (gasps) (groans) >> irina: >> man (hoarsely): >> narrator: the couple survived, but many others have not. (doors close) hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured since the invasion began. (bombs exploding, guns firing) ♪ ♪ (breathing through mask) >> narrator: by late april, the city has endured
underneath the city, thousands of people turn in each night. it's bitterly cold. >> (murmurs softly) >> (snoring) (child laughing) >> (speaking russian): (whispers): >> (laughing) ♪ ♪ >> narrator: as they sleep below, above, the battle is intensifying. >> man (on radio, in russian): >> (speaking russian): >> (on radio): ♪ ♪ >> narrator: irina has been working for 39 hours straight. >> (speaking russian): >> narrator: the...
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this city-owned lot, known as jack rabbit hill, had been vacant for over 20 years. last year, the land conservancy cleaned up the site and planted 85 trees here. >> elm trees i was really excited about putting here. they're fast growing, they're native. they provide great wildlife habitat and they cast awesome shade, provide really good canopyover. >> reporter: decades from now, this baby elm tree could grow into a fully mature tree, like this one. >> tackling these bigger projects is what's going to help us get to our canopy goals rather than planting one tree in a yard. and i do think those are important, but these are the projects where we'll see canopy grow. >> when people think about trees, you think about tree planting and how gratifying that is to plant a new tree, but what we've learned is that it's just as important to preserve the existing canopy, the mature tree canopy. >> reporter: jenny spencer is a city councilperson on the west side of cleveland. she created a tree canopy steering committee for her ward. despite efforts to plant more trees, the commit
this city-owned lot, known as jack rabbit hill, had been vacant for over 20 years. last year, the land conservancy cleaned up the site and planted 85 trees here. >> elm trees i was really excited about putting here. they're fast growing, they're native. they provide great wildlife habitat and they cast awesome shade, provide really good canopyover. >> reporter: decades from now, this baby elm tree could grow into a fully mature tree, like this one. >> tackling these bigger...
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to city. so chariot and leap don't do that yet. and the san francisco municipal transportation agency says it does not monitor ride-sharing agencies. so it seems like it's this gray area where no one's in charge. >> as i understand it ride sharing in general is governed by state law. so that would be the cpuc. the mta the city really has no jurisdiction over them. other than -- >> but the cpuc says if the organization exists only in one city and doesn't go from city to city it's not responsible. >> well someone has to be responsible. but what we're really seeing is that state law is really really far behind with a hot of theselot of these services. so for example, uber and lyft as well and one other company started these carpooling services where you can call and if they have someone in the area who's already going in ain certain direction they'll pick you up too. it's super cheap. it is incredibly affordable to do that. much more affordable than even a cab. and the cpuc rule that it was illeg
to city. so chariot and leap don't do that yet. and the san francisco municipal transportation agency says it does not monitor ride-sharing agencies. so it seems like it's this gray area where no one's in charge. >> as i understand it ride sharing in general is governed by state law. so that would be the cpuc. the mta the city really has no jurisdiction over them. other than -- >> but the cpuc says if the organization exists only in one city and doesn't go from city to city it's not...
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the combination of the cities in the position to formalize a higher wage and the cities like us that are in a position to help, for example, the fast food workers, a big national movement. i don't have the power as mayor in this particular state toy%7@& mandate a minimum wage locally. i have the power to go out and help the fast food workers win a higher wage. >> rose: i want to talk about unions and pensions and all of that but let's talk about albany. prek, you went to albany looking for a five-year commitment and you wanted to raise taxes. what did the governor say? the governor was clear with me in the beginning-- he had been more reticent raising taxes. >> rose: what's the difference between the two of you in terms of how you look at raising taxes on the upper income. >> we have a lot of similar origins. we first met trying to help homeless folks and ultimately worked together at u.s. department of housing and urban development. i think at this point, look, i'm a believer we have to address some of these challenges of inequality head on, and i don't think it's inappropriate to t
the combination of the cities in the position to formalize a higher wage and the cities like us that are in a position to help, for example, the fast food workers, a big national movement. i don't have the power as mayor in this particular state toy%7@& mandate a minimum wage locally. i have the power to go out and help the fast food workers win a higher wage. >> rose: i want to talk about unions and pensions and all of that but let's talk about albany. prek, you went to albany...
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but obviously city leaders will think about the future of the city at the appropriate time, and it's important for us to again come together, figure out how we move things forward, and to carry on those aspects of ed lee's legacy, including his civility, including his focus on delivering results and getting things done. >> fair enough, but that wasn't a -- [ laughter ] all right. i will leave it there. you know, london breed, regarding her role now as acting mayor, will she be able to hang on to that, scott, or do you think the board of supervisors will likely take a vote, try to appoint someone else as interim mayor? >> they're certainly talking about that. they may not want to talk about publicly, but they're talking about it among themselves. you have to get to six votes, and she can't vote for herself. so there's some thought that they may want to level the playing field. i mean it's been, i think, 2003 was the last time we had a mayor's race that was open and where there wasn't an incumbent running or someone that had a leg up, gavin newsom versus matt gonzalez. so i think there
but obviously city leaders will think about the future of the city at the appropriate time, and it's important for us to again come together, figure out how we move things forward, and to carry on those aspects of ed lee's legacy, including his civility, including his focus on delivering results and getting things done. >> fair enough, but that wasn't a -- [ laughter ] all right. i will leave it there. you know, london breed, regarding her role now as acting mayor, will she be able to...
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it's 8:00, and t city's curfew has arrived. and the crowd has started to conflict with the police for now. as marchers continued las night, thingre mostly peaceerful, with many march continuing hours past the 8:00 p.m. curfew without being arrested. but as the night wt on, at least a dozen people were arrested around the city. the mayor has faced criticism for not preventing lootingnd property destruction earlier in the week, and not doing enough to protect peaceful protestors. >> sreenivasan: christopher booker joins us now from brooklyn, new york. chris, what mod you see this ning? >> reporter: well, we're back in brooklyn, at the grand army to assemble for what will be a march to city hall. this is just one of many demonstrations taking place across the etre city. >> sreenivasan: there's been a lot of criticism about how the new york pole deparent dealt with some of the protesters over the past few days. any developments on that? >> reporter: well, last night, with us as we marched through brooklyn, i will say the police wer
it's 8:00, and t city's curfew has arrived. and the crowd has started to conflict with the police for now. as marchers continued las night, thingre mostly peaceerful, with many march continuing hours past the 8:00 p.m. curfew without being arrested. but as the night wt on, at least a dozen people were arrested around the city. the mayor has faced criticism for not preventing lootingnd property destruction earlier in the week, and not doing enough to protect peaceful protestors. >>...
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other cities will see the ads in coming months. unions currently represent about 12% of workers in the u.s., down from 20% in the early 1980s. >> susie: it's a big week for housing data. we'll see the latest on housing starts, december sales, and get the outlook from the nation's home builders. commentator richard dekaser is optimistic that the housing recovery is gaining traction. he's deputy chief economist at the parthenon group. >> after three years best described as bouncing along the bottom, the housing market ended last year on an encouraging note-- sales, construction, and homebuilder sentiment all improved markedly. and as we turn the page on 2011, there are reasons to be optimistic about the outlook for 2012. first, the overhang of unsold homes has fallen sharply. the glut of existing homes for sale is down 30% since its 2007 peak, and the supply of new homes is at an all-time low. new foreclosure activity is also falling, down about 25% over the past three years. and with recent declines in unemployment, that downtrend i
other cities will see the ads in coming months. unions currently represent about 12% of workers in the u.s., down from 20% in the early 1980s. >> susie: it's a big week for housing data. we'll see the latest on housing starts, december sales, and get the outlook from the nation's home builders. commentator richard dekaser is optimistic that the housing recovery is gaining traction. he's deputy chief economist at the parthenon group. >> after three years best described as bouncing...
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the cities are suffering worse. nearly 20,000 people are misplaced. >> when you are company lehman range from land access, rescue by air is a welcome the prospect. the air force has been locating some of those in need. some parts of the eastern seaboard have had their highest rainfall ever recorded. about 160,000 acres, the crop has been ruined. about 50 or a reservation -- irrigation reservoirs have burst their banks. some are filling up and posing a danger to those living nearby. this man was the commander until seven years ago. it fell to him on wednesday to distribute supplies to affected people. 180,000 are in displacement camps and a lot of people are suffering. the government and relief agencies are sending food and medicine into many places. people have told us they have seen no sign of aid from the government. they have set up camps on their own. >> around 100 people have died in southeastern brazil. they have seen more rain in 24 hours than they would see in the whole of january. nearly 50 people have died
the cities are suffering worse. nearly 20,000 people are misplaced. >> when you are company lehman range from land access, rescue by air is a welcome the prospect. the air force has been locating some of those in need. some parts of the eastern seaboard have had their highest rainfall ever recorded. about 160,000 acres, the crop has been ruined. about 50 or a reservation -- irrigation reservoirs have burst their banks. some are filling up and posing a danger to those living nearby. this...
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against the city? >> yes, for example, a woman called me on high street. the ground floor tenant has been renting on airbnb and claims he's the number one host in san francisco. rents $3,000 a month rent controlled apartment up to $11,000 a month. and uses proceeds to spend three months in bali, three months in thailand. she called airbnb and said he does not have my permission to do this. take down the listing. cancel any reservations. airbnb said no. the folks who manage all the housing have the same issue with airbnb. call and stop listing these units, cancel the reservations. airbnb said no. i don't see how a responsible corporation behaves like that. and i don't think they're going to change their behavior until the city has the ability to fine them for listing unregistered units. >> this question is to both of you. only a small percentage of hosts have registered with the city in accordance with the law which you were alluding to. what more needs to be done to encourage compliance, patrick? >> i
against the city? >> yes, for example, a woman called me on high street. the ground floor tenant has been renting on airbnb and claims he's the number one host in san francisco. rents $3,000 a month rent controlled apartment up to $11,000 a month. and uses proceeds to spend three months in bali, three months in thailand. she called airbnb and said he does not have my permission to do this. take down the listing. cancel any reservations. airbnb said no. the folks who manage all the housing...
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of cities. new york university just announced the creation of the marron institute on cities and urban environment. the new institute will help cities aroundlet world become more lival and sustainable. joining me donald marron, the chairman of the lightyear capital. richard revesz, the dean of nyu law school, and will lead the new marron institute. and paul romer, the director of nyu sterns organization project. and our old friend mitchell moss, professor at wagner school of public service. many of you know in the audience how much i love cities and how much i love thinking about the future of cities. but we want to talk about this idea of a new institute with donald marron. so why did you do this and why did you put it at nyu? >> two words-- john sexton. ( laughter ) >> rose: the president of nyu. >> the president of nyu. he invited me on the board and we have had many lunches over the last five years figuring out what i would do. and at one lunch about a year and a half ago he said i have this
of cities. new york university just announced the creation of the marron institute on cities and urban environment. the new institute will help cities aroundlet world become more lival and sustainable. joining me donald marron, the chairman of the lightyear capital. richard revesz, the dean of nyu law school, and will lead the new marron institute. and paul romer, the director of nyu sterns organization project. and our old friend mitchell moss, professor at wagner school of public service....
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you know, it's... nobody wants... it's the burden in the city. and my community see that as an oppornity. >> macgillis: and like so many suessful daytonians before him, islom has already moved out of the city center and into the suburbs. >> it's the first time i ever buila house from the ground, and i believe the other house is gonna be much better. we're gonna build many, many, many, many, many more. >> macgillis: the ahiska turks ppe not the only foreigners who have foundtunity here. >> the language of economic velopment in the america heartland is changing. >> macgillis: cho tak wong, a self-made chinese billionaire, runs one of the larges companies in the world. his newest and biggest factory is in dayton, making g the american market. he and his translator agreed to a rare interview at his office here.wa whit necessary for a chinese company to come in to build up our supply chain for auto glass? (speaking chinese): >> the factory floor is bustling again at this manufacturing plant in moraine, ohio. >> macgillis: the cation of his new factory
you know, it's... nobody wants... it's the burden in the city. and my community see that as an oppornity. >> macgillis: and like so many suessful daytonians before him, islom has already moved out of the city center and into the suburbs. >> it's the first time i ever buila house from the ground, and i believe the other house is gonna be much better. we're gonna build many, many, many, many, many more. >> macgillis: the ahiska turks ppe not the only foreigners who have...
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part of the context is not only within the city over time, but comparing new york to other cities. so there is some work being done in boston. we have begun swabbing in sao paulo in brazil and paris and tokyo and some work is in hong kong, and we have collaborations with shanghai. the larger goal is to have molecular views of many cities. >> stewart: i'm curious if this applies in any way to all the discussions we have been having about measles? >> looking ahead what, we could do with this type of study and data is to make it even faster. there are technologies and some of them are in my laboratory today where you can actually sequence d.n.a. as it appears in real time. so in that case, you would then know not after someone got sick essentially, but you'd know as the piece of d.n.a. or r.n.oosmed, or virus or bacteria appears in a city you could potentially track it in real time and respond to it much faster. it could impact millions of people who live in the cities and billions of people who ride the subway or mass transit every year. >> stewart: dr. christopher mason, thanks for
part of the context is not only within the city over time, but comparing new york to other cities. so there is some work being done in boston. we have begun swabbing in sao paulo in brazil and paris and tokyo and some work is in hong kong, and we have collaborations with shanghai. the larger goal is to have molecular views of many cities. >> stewart: i'm curious if this applies in any way to all the discussions we have been having about measles? >> looking ahead what, we could do...
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the vatican city is embedded in the city of rome. it's surrounded by a mighty medieval wall that evokes a less-than-peaceful history. after the fall of rome in the fifth century, the city of rome eventually came under control of the pope. in fact, for centuries, the pope was called "the king pope." little by little, the king pope established his own empire. at its peak in the 1600s, these "papal states," as they were called, encompassed much of the italian peninsula. when the modern nation of italy unified in the late 1800s, it absorbed most of the papal states, including the city of rome, but the pope held out. for 60 years, the pope was holed up here, behind the vatican walls. finally, in 1929, the pope and mussolini signed the lateran treaty, establishing the vatican as its own nation. the garden-like core of the country, where serious administration takes place, is closed to the public. the vatican military is made up of the swiss guard. in 1506, the pope imported mercenaries from switzerland who were known for their loyalty and
the vatican city is embedded in the city of rome. it's surrounded by a mighty medieval wall that evokes a less-than-peaceful history. after the fall of rome in the fifth century, the city of rome eventually came under control of the pope. in fact, for centuries, the pope was called "the king pope." little by little, the king pope established his own empire. at its peak in the 1600s, these "papal states," as they were called, encompassed much of the italian peninsula. when...
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he's one of the few remaining city officials from 2014. he remains the target of intense criticism, but insists the city has made meaningful strides. >> we have a tremendous amount of new officers in our police department, a much more diverse police department than we had in the past. our courts are much more focused on working with people to not get caught in that kind of cycle of being in the court system through traffic tickets or housing fines. >> alcindor: of course, many of those reforms were mandated by a justice department consent decree. in 2015, the d.o.j. concluded law enforcement practices in ferguson were "shaped by the city's focus on revenue, rather than public safety needs." it also determined that african americans were arrested at diroportionate rates, and some without probable cause. statewide, black drivers are still nearly twice as likely as others to be stopped. in ferguson, the disparity in traffic stops of black drivers has also increased by 5% since 2013. yet ferguson has reduced its ticketing. in 2014, the city is
he's one of the few remaining city officials from 2014. he remains the target of intense criticism, but insists the city has made meaningful strides. >> we have a tremendous amount of new officers in our police department, a much more diverse police department than we had in the past. our courts are much more focused on working with people to not get caught in that kind of cycle of being in the court system through traffic tickets or housing fines. >> alcindor: of course, many of...
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is in many ways transformed the city. >> sreenivasan: the city's financial health is one area where the mayor generally gets credit. new york city's budget, which is $70 billion this year has been in the black throughout bloomberg's tenure. mitchell moss teaches urban planning at new york university and was an adviser to bloomberg during his first run for mayor. he argues bloomberg's tax fls policies have not only stabilized the city's economy but helped it survive the recession. >> when mike bloomberg came in we were tied to income tax. bloomberg came in and a year after taking over he raised the property tax. now this is a very important issue because the property tax is largely a tax on office buildings and homeowners, and most mayors don't want to do this because the real estate industry is too strong and homeroarnz very active voters and that created a new stable set of revenue. when 2008 occurred we weren't like the state of california which was in dire straits. yes income taxes weren't growing but our property taxes were. >> sreenivasan: even so, like many cities, u.s. faces huge
is in many ways transformed the city. >> sreenivasan: the city's financial health is one area where the mayor generally gets credit. new york city's budget, which is $70 billion this year has been in the black throughout bloomberg's tenure. mitchell moss teaches urban planning at new york university and was an adviser to bloomberg during his first run for mayor. he argues bloomberg's tax fls policies have not only stabilized the city's economy but helped it survive the recession. >>...
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i have not met a man of color in this city who spent any significant time in the city who hasn't had that experience, an experience that was in some ways negative, some negative encounter. so what he said does not surprise me. i will say that, you know, we don't necessarily hear voices like his sharing what's happened. so it's without a doubt a fair description. one of the things that i want to make certain is clear however, is that is not the only experience for residents of the city when it comes to law enforcement. there are quite a few positive encounters, but those negative ones outweigh the positive, similar to this past week. we've seen the negative depictions of persons who were engaged in violent criminal acts and those negative things outweighed the very positive things that happened. >> sreenivasan: young men are arrested at a much higher rate than the national average. actually, more than five times as often. so how do community relations, police relations suffer or how are they affected by this? >> i will kind of speak to why that's happening. there's this debate that th
i have not met a man of color in this city who spent any significant time in the city who hasn't had that experience, an experience that was in some ways negative, some negative encounter. so what he said does not surprise me. i will say that, you know, we don't necessarily hear voices like his sharing what's happened. so it's without a doubt a fair description. one of the things that i want to make certain is clear however, is that is not the only experience for residents of the city when it...
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. >> a mega city like no other. once the colonial capital of british india, built along the banks of the hoogil river. it was a major port trading with the world. but now it is falling apart, bursting at the seams, synonymous with open decay. but it still draws people looking for opportunity. morning rush hour at the city's main station can be chaotic as commute respect from the countryside pour in. every day five million people come to calcutta to work, heading into the city's factories and offices. the bulk of them will head home in the evening, but some will stay on, looking for the space they can find and adding to the city's expanding population. >> as india's economy flourished, cal cut stalled. it is still a regional hub, offering the hope of a better future. a few dollars. >> like many others, he came from his village hundreds of kilometers away. the mark is a work place. the pavement, their home. calcutta's biggest challenge has been posed by its biggest population. in 1946 it stood at just over three milli
. >> a mega city like no other. once the colonial capital of british india, built along the banks of the hoogil river. it was a major port trading with the world. but now it is falling apart, bursting at the seams, synonymous with open decay. but it still draws people looking for opportunity. morning rush hour at the city's main station can be chaotic as commute respect from the countryside pour in. every day five million people come to calcutta to work, heading into the city's factories...
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will other cities follow suit? hari sreenivasan has our report. >> reporter: jazz musician morris legrande spends a lot of time jamming in the small recording studio in the back of his richmond, california home. he and his wife luajuana, both 57, were first-time homeowners when they bought their place in 2004 for $310,000. several years later, when the property was appraised at nearly half a million dollars, they refinanced and used the money to do some home repairs. >> this was on sale. >> reporter: but the legrandes dream of paying off their home one day was shattered in 2007 when the housing bubble burst, and, like so many families across america, they found themselves underwater-- owing more than their home was worth, much more. >> we're currently $270,000 underwater. it weighs on me heavily. i've had some sleep issues over the years. >> you only get what you absolutely need. every now and again you can splurge and get some ice cream. >> reporter: their street has been hit hard, too. >> this white house down th
will other cities follow suit? hari sreenivasan has our report. >> reporter: jazz musician morris legrande spends a lot of time jamming in the small recording studio in the back of his richmond, california home. he and his wife luajuana, both 57, were first-time homeowners when they bought their place in 2004 for $310,000. several years later, when the property was appraised at nearly half a million dollars, they refinanced and used the money to do some home repairs. >> this was on...
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, the entire city. a warehouse. what of the russians? trying to retreat. here, some were captured, here on the ground, with their hands tied. others made it out. one man calls home. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [translating] everything everywhere is on fire. the city is on fire. >> writing down herhoughts was the only way she could cope with the trauma of her city's occupation. and your final diary entry is for the day before the russians leave. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [translating] this has been the scariest year of my life. so little joy and laughter, so much fear, pain, and tears. >> and what do you think or hope you will be writing in your diary this time next year? >> [speaking foreign language] >> [translating] i hope i will write that we won this war long ago and we have peace. >> a hope shared by millions. the is the ice covering the city me -- that, as the ice covering the city melts, another you won't pass before the war concludes. >> meanwhile, in new york, the u.n. general ass
, the entire city. a warehouse. what of the russians? trying to retreat. here, some were captured, here on the ground, with their hands tied. others made it out. one man calls home. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [translating] everything everywhere is on fire. the city is on fire. >> writing down herhoughts was the only way she could cope with the trauma of her city's occupation. and your final diary entry is for the day before the russians leave. >> [speaking foreign...
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that means russians have entered the city. (guns firing, explosions pounding in distance) (closer explosions pounding) (car alarm blaring in distance) vladimir, the officer we met yesterday, is with us. >> man (speaking russian on radio): >> chernov (voiceover): the last functioning fire department in the city destroyed by another air strike. >> (talking softly) ♪ ♪ (explosion pounds in distance) ♪ ♪ >> chernov (voiceover): i don't know if he survived. we try not to stay long in one place. the biggest university in the city was stroyed, too. ♪ ♪ >> man (speaking russian): >> chernov (voiceover): new wounds every day. (debris crunching underfoot) (speaking russian): >> man: (sniffs) >> chernov: >> man: >> chernov: >> man: >> chernov: >> man: (mutters) >> chernov: >> man: >> chernov: >> man: >> chernov: >> man: >> chernov: >> man: >> chernov: >> man: (metal clattering) >> (talking softly in background) >> chernov (voiceover): we drive back to catch a signal at the spot on budivel'nykiv avenue. it's still the only pla
that means russians have entered the city. (guns firing, explosions pounding in distance) (closer explosions pounding) (car alarm blaring in distance) vladimir, the officer we met yesterday, is with us. >> man (speaking russian on radio): >> chernov (voiceover): the last functioning fire department in the city destroyed by another air strike. >> (talking softly) ♪ ♪ (explosion pounds in distance) ♪ ♪ >> chernov (voiceover): i don't know if he survived. we try not...
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to do as a city? pick itself up, dust itself off and start all over again, move forward. >> reporter: hunter morrison is an urban planner who has worked on rebuilding youngstown since 2002. he says the plan started with a simple premise: accept that the city was smaller. >> in america, the entire business of planning and development is based on the phenomena of growth. but what happens when communities one after another see themselves shrinking? >> reporter: over the last 14 years, this new, smaller mindset has been the guiding vision for the city, which took stock of its assets-- like youngstown state university, with 14,000 students. the city and the university developed blighted land to connect the campus to downtown, which now has new housing and more places to go out. >> today, if you talk to a student, they go down to the restaurants. some of them live downtown who never would have lived there before. >> reporter: but beyond downtown, the city didn't have the resources to fix its broken neighbor
to do as a city? pick itself up, dust itself off and start all over again, move forward. >> reporter: hunter morrison is an urban planner who has worked on rebuilding youngstown since 2002. he says the plan started with a simple premise: accept that the city was smaller. >> in america, the entire business of planning and development is based on the phenomena of growth. but what happens when communities one after another see themselves shrinking? >> reporter: over the last 14...
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trump's comments, many cities are adjusting. the first american town to elect a majority muslim city council. the residents are trying to make an adjustment to the balance. >> and afterschool carranza class -- and afterschool koran class. once home to largely polish atholic, today, the city has highly visible islamic influence. last month they elected what could be the first majority muslim city council. the majority of his voters are muslims, but he says he will be there for everyone. >> if someone comes to me and asks for help, i'm not going to ask, what is your religion or ethnicity. i'm going to start assessing the problem. some fear that islam is undermining the city's polish heritage. many, it is the muslim call to prayer that echoes five times a day through the streets. >> when you have those speakers going off, particularly in my area the volume has been turned up very high to the point of being in your home, windows closed, watching a movie, and the sound permeates. that is not appreciated. >> an official at the local m
trump's comments, many cities are adjusting. the first american town to elect a majority muslim city council. the residents are trying to make an adjustment to the balance. >> and afterschool carranza class -- and afterschool koran class. once home to largely polish atholic, today, the city has highly visible islamic influence. last month they elected what could be the first majority muslim city council. the majority of his voters are muslims, but he says he will be there for everyone....
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" but it was jeff wittey who first pitched "tales of the city" to armistead. >> "tales of a city" is about how do you live in the world as an open person and that everyone, no matter who they are, has a certain degree of coming out to do. >> this is your landlady responding to a noise complaint. there isn't enough of it. may i offer a humble gift in trade. >> reporter: and "tales of a city" is largely about how assembling these families, whether they're your birth family or the family you've created how these are the families that can get you through the rough times. >> opening this show in san francisco there will never be any opening i will ever have that is more exciting and terrifying at the same time, because this is "tales of the city's" home. everybody will know the stories and relate to these characters and the goal has been to really, really honor that. but also deliver a show that someone who doesn't know "tales" at all can walk in, sit down and be completely engaged by the lives of these people. >> i read "tales of the city" originally when i was probably about 13 years ol
" but it was jeff wittey who first pitched "tales of the city" to armistead. >> "tales of a city" is about how do you live in the world as an open person and that everyone, no matter who they are, has a certain degree of coming out to do. >> this is your landlady responding to a noise complaint. there isn't enough of it. may i offer a humble gift in trade. >> reporter: and "tales of a city" is largely about how assembling these families,...
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robert: america cities and the trump presidency under siege. >> what cities are doing is absolute insanity. robert: the president open as new front, the streets. but his call for law and order sparks outrage. >> that kind of activity is the activity of a police state. robert: and the pandemic remains relentless as top doctors sound the alarm and lawmakers bicker over aid for struggling americans. >> replicans need to pull their head out of the sand, get their act together -- robert: next. announcer: this is "washington week." corporate funding is provided by -- >> when the world getsca compd, a lot goes through your mind. with fidelity wealthanagement dedicated advisor can tailor recommendations and advice to your life. that's fidelity wealth management. announcer: additional fundi i provided by -- the estate of arnold adams, and koo and patricia yuen, through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, moder
robert: america cities and the trump presidency under siege. >> what cities are doing is absolute insanity. robert: the president open as new front, the streets. but his call for law and order sparks outrage. >> that kind of activity is the activity of a police state. robert: and the pandemic remains relentless as top doctors sound the alarm and lawmakers bicker over aid for struggling americans. >> replicans need to pull their head out of the sand, get their act together --...
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the city grew up around it. the trouble is the city grew up on top of it. >> is there any sense of what direction this is going? as far as how this is going to end up? how people are going to be punished? are we talking possible criminal penalties? is it civil, is it too soon to know? >> it's too soon to know. there are definitely going to be penalties. one of the things that is absolutely expected is you don't kill eight people and destroy almost 40 homes. that we know there's going to be some consequence to. on top of that you have other issues that are coming up. a number of lawsuits have been filed by people whose homes were destroyed and people whose families lost members and all that stuff. that's going to be one thing. the other thing that's fascinating about this is, and we go back to governor brown. when i went to the last puc meeting a couple of weeks ago there are three people sitting there. there's the president. and he's got a longer term but he can be taken out of the presidency. there's another pe
the city grew up around it. the trouble is the city grew up on top of it. >> is there any sense of what direction this is going? as far as how this is going to end up? how people are going to be punished? are we talking possible criminal penalties? is it civil, is it too soon to know? >> it's too soon to know. there are definitely going to be penalties. one of the things that is absolutely expected is you don't kill eight people and destroy almost 40 homes. that we know there's...
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cities over the weekend. in portland, the trump administration is reportedly sending more federal agents to ttohe citeal with nightly confrontations there, according to the "washington post." as anma nawaz reports, some of the crow initially protested the killing of georgeo floyd are now onfronting intense federal force. >> nawaz: in the pre-dawn hours on the streets of portland, clashes intensified between protestors and federal agents. those agents used tear gas tod try ansperse crowds from a federal courthouse. the building has become a llying point for protest against police violence. >> i just came here to try to hold the people who are supposed to be keing us safe accountable for their atrocious actions that they've been committing on the city for over >> black lives tter! >> nawaz: since the killing of george floyd, portland's seen regular demonstrations overwhelmingly peaceful, against police brutality and racial injustice. >> feds go home! >> nawaz: but since the arrival of federal officers from the
cities over the weekend. in portland, the trump administration is reportedly sending more federal agents to ttohe citeal with nightly confrontations there, according to the "washington post." as anma nawaz reports, some of the crow initially protested the killing of georgeo floyd are now onfronting intense federal force. >> nawaz: in the pre-dawn hours on the streets of portland, clashes intensified between protestors and federal agents. those agents used tear gas tod try...
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the city is a couple hours of some othe main cities in china. you can see beijing, shanghai. it is alsoof actually onhe largest intermediate ports along china's yangtze river. ships connect to the city of shanghai. that river is more thanrs 6000 kilomeong and is used to ship food, products, and also for public transport. rfo more, let's gopoo our bbc er. reporter: there have been reporters within wuhan who have beenoing to train stations and just chaos. pele arriving and hoping to travel to different areas, saying they were not aware that the train networks have suddenly been suspended. everywhere else, as well. there has been footage on social media of cars arriving at tolling booths and finding out they have to turn around. trthey areded. there is not a lot of choice for ecverting because of the regions are also ad by this. they are taking all precautions. >>or more, let's speak to a member from the bbc chinese service in washington, d.c. ank you for joining us. i would like to begin with the cancel all major efor theided to lunar new year and closing the forbidden city to
the city is a couple hours of some othe main cities in china. you can see beijing, shanghai. it is alsoof actually onhe largest intermediate ports along china's yangtze river. ships connect to the city of shanghai. that river is more thanrs 6000 kilomeong and is used to ship food, products, and also for public transport. rfo more, let's gopoo our bbc er. reporter: there have been reporters within wuhan who have beenoing to train stations and just chaos. pele arriving and hoping to travel to...
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it is a city of thinkers. like historian sophia, who now helps refugees, and worries for ukraine and the world. >> we cannot rebuild life which was killed and so much of that is happening now. the question for us is what kind of world we want to live in in the future. the world where, because of geopolitical situations, world order, we can pay the price with human lives. this is about here, syria, so many places in the world. ♪ >> at the station, a volunteer plays ukraine's national anthem. lviv's story is a history of survival but also more's immense -- war's immense continuing cost. ros: let's stay in lviv and go to my correspondent. people can tell that you have hardlyny lights on at the moment. what is happening in the city? >> it has just gone 10:00 p.m. and the curfew has kicked in, but at the same time, we have had the sirens go off. when the sirens go off, all the lights need to go off in the city, as well, for the safety and security of the residence, the migrants who flocked here looking for safety
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>> cob ... the city exploded. congress decided to act... >> the crime control and law enforcement act is adopted. >> cobb: ...adding a provision to the 1994 crimbill that gave the department of justice the power to investigate local police dartments and force them to reform. >> congress thought it waspo ant for the justice department to have a way to really address and engage systemic reform in police departments around the country. >> cobb: vanita gupta ran the civil rights division of the justice department under president obama. >> we are here today to announce a landmark settlement agreement between the justice department and the city of albuquerque. ...an exhaustive revieof the cleveland division of police... ...the challenges related to policing in the city of >> cobb: the office used its power aggressively, opening 25 new investigations into law enforcement agencies for civil rights violations. all but a few ended up in agreements to carry out reforms. many of those were court- enforced consent decrees. how
>> cob ... the city exploded. congress decided to act... >> the crime control and law enforcement act is adopted. >> cobb: ...adding a provision to the 1994 crimbill that gave the department of justice the power to investigate local police dartments and force them to reform. >> congress thought it waspo ant for the justice department to have a way to really address and engage systemic reform in police departments around the country. >> cobb: vanita gupta ran the...
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the city's new efforts have accepted it. but there simply isn't enough for everyone who needs it. >> this is the entrance. >> sy: right here? >> yeah. >> sy: without an offer of housing, freddie williams is now planning to camp in these poison-oak-infested woods to avoid a run-in with police. >> the people that have voted to put this proposition b into place, they were just tired of seeing us, that's all that mattered. they didn't care about us being homeless or whatever. they just didn't want to see us. >> sy: are there are a lot of people like you that are going to be trying to hide in the woods, basically? >> the majority of people that was under the bridge over where i was at, they're scattering right now. >> sy: hiding out of sight, and advocates for the homeless, worry, out of mind. for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy in austin, texas. >> nawaz: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm amna nawaz. please stay safe, and we'll see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> architect. bee-
the city's new efforts have accepted it. but there simply isn't enough for everyone who needs it. >> this is the entrance. >> sy: right here? >> yeah. >> sy: without an offer of housing, freddie williams is now planning to camp in these poison-oak-infested woods to avoid a run-in with police. >> the people that have voted to put this proposition b into place, they were just tired of seeing us, that's all that mattered. they didn't care about us being homeless or...
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the nstant bombardment also taking its toll on the city of abdika. th are praying for divine intervention. the pastor offers a blessing and food for those who stayed behind. in a heatedo bring issalvation. the pastor tells him, i'm not against russia, i'm against its invasion of ukraine. nowhere is safe within range of russian artillery. for now ukrainian forces are holding out. so too are the few that remain. but for how long? laura: president putin says thea tipos imondesigned to cripple te country's finances have hurt western economies. a picture has emerged reportedly shing a russian warship shortly before it sank last thursday in the black sea. jenny hill reports. jenny: it has been a good morning for the russian army. state tv celebrating overnight strikes on ukrainian positions. every day presenters insist this is an honorable and successful mission to dend russia. vladimir putin- and vladimir putin has everything under control. earlier he met his economy team, dismissed the impact of unprecedented western sanctions. the west's economic blitzk
the nstant bombardment also taking its toll on the city of abdika. th are praying for divine intervention. the pastor offers a blessing and food for those who stayed behind. in a heatedo bring issalvation. the pastor tells him, i'm not against russia, i'm against its invasion of ukraine. nowhere is safe within range of russian artillery. for now ukrainian forces are holding out. so too are the few that remain. but for how long? laura: president putin says thea tipos imondesigned to cripple te...
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>>> next, on "kqed newsroom" -- >> state city college. >> city college of san francisco fights to maintain its accreditation and stay open. plus, a visit with the family behind the anderson art collection at stanford university. >> the painting does have something to say to each and every one of us, depending upon us. >> looking at art. >>> good evening, welcome to "kqed newsroom." the battle for city college of san francisco to maintain its accreditation is heating up. today protesters staged a rally and attended a meeting in downtown sacramento. the fight has mobilized state and federal politicians, fall cu -- and students to keep the largest college in california from closing its doors. >> community is what this is about. >> nearly two years ago, the accrediting committee ordered a number of but a lawsuit filed will prevent the school from closure in 22 months. >> thanks for joining us. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> paint a picture for us about what happened today at the state capital. >> we had a semiannual meeting. as you may know, they had put in a decision last year to d
>>> next, on "kqed newsroom" -- >> state city college. >> city college of san francisco fights to maintain its accreditation and stay open. plus, a visit with the family behind the anderson art collection at stanford university. >> the painting does have something to say to each and every one of us, depending upon us. >> looking at art. >>> good evening, welcome to "kqed newsroom." the battle for city college of san francisco to...